Hailemariam Desalegn's snap resignation as Ethiopia's prime minister last week set off a dramatic chain of events in a country that has seen mass, anti-government protests for several years. The move has been interpreted to mean that Ahmed will be the party's candidate for prime minister. Meles, the former EPRDF chairman and prime minister, was in charge during a transitional period in the early 1990s, before being formally elected in 1995 as prime minister. "Whoever is chairing the EPRDF has traditionally been the prime minister," Lemma said. Any candidate for prime minister must be a member of Ethiopia's parliament.

Source: Ethiopian News February 23, 2018 07:07 UTC